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package uk.ac.manchester.cs.hobo.model;

import java.util.*;

/**
 * Common interface for both {@link DArray} and {@link DArrayViewer}.
 *
 * @author Colin Puleston
 */
public interface DArrayView<V> extends DFieldView<V> {

	/**
	 * Retrieves all current values for the field.
	 *
	 * @return All current values
	 */
	public List<V> getAll();

	/**
	 * Retrieves all current values for the field that are of specified
	 * type.
	 *
	 * @param subValueType Type of required values
	 * @return All current values of required values
	 */
	public <S extends V>List<S> getAll(Class<S> subValueType);
}
